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By rafien 2013-01-04 09:43:45
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Good [Insert time of day],

I'm starting to create my girlfriends BLM XML for PC and I never really touched a Mage job ever. So I was wondering if anyone has a good explanation when to use precast and midcast and examples of gear swamping you would use.

As a long time PS2 -> Xbox user, I never really dived into gear swapping on this level. Call me lazy, so my understanding of this is weak at best.

Thanks for the help. :)
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By Bismarck.Kelhor 2013-01-04 09:46:10
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Precast is for fastcast and casting time down gear. Midcast is for what you want to finish the spell in (MAB, INT, etc).

Precast should look something like:



and midcast something like:

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By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2013-01-04 10:35:50
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I wouldn't use witful in your precast set as BLM- last thing you want is casting in your precast set. Also af3+2 hat gives 12% casting reduction off elemental magic.

Your fast cast sets should look something like this:

Elemental Magic Fast Cast Set


Fast Set for all other spells.


If you don't have anhur robe. ACP body with +5 fast cast is good too. Also Augur's gaiters work for fast cast on feet slot.Also rubeus feet/hands provide +4 fast cast. As for nuking set @Kelhor nuking set is a good example.

Here is a sample from my XML
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        <set name="Fastcast">
				<head>Goetia Petasos +2</head>
			    <lear>Loquacious Earring</lear>
				<rring>Prolix Ring</rring>
				<waist>Ninurta's Sash</waist>
                <body>Anhur Robe</body>
				<legs>Rubeus Spats</legs>
				<hands>Rubeus Gloves</hands>
				<back>Swith Cape</back>
				<neck>Stoicheion Medal</neck>
        </set>
 
            <set name="EnhaFast" Baseset="Fastcast">
                <!-- -%Enhancing cast time gear -->
                <head>Nares Cap</head>
                <waist>Siegel Sash</waist>
            </set>
			
			<set name="CureFast" Baseset="Fastcast">
                <head>Nares Cap</head>
				<body>Heka's Kalasiris</body>
	 </set>


Then under rules to implement my fast cast sets i use this
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    <if skill = "HealingMagic">
        <equip when="precast" set="CureFast"/>
        <if Spell="Cure*">
            <equip when="midcast" set="Curing">
                <waist lock="t">Korin Obi</waist>
                <back lock="t">Twilight Cape</back>
            </equip>
        </if>
        <else>
            <equip when="midcast" set="Haste"/>
        </else>
    </if>
    <if skill = "EnhancingMagic">
        <equip when="precast" set="EnhaFast"/>
        <if Spell="Stoneskin*">
            <equip when="midcast" set="Stoneskin" />
        </if>
        <else>
            <equip when="midcast" set="Enhancing"/>
        </else>
    </if>
    <if skill = "ElementalMagic">
        <equip when="precast" set="FastCast"/>
        <equip when="midcast" set="Nuking"/>
    </if>


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By Bahamut.Striker 2016-03-09 09:41:02
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can you precast with fastcast and haste on something fast like flash and end in enmity gear or is the cast too quick?
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By disturbedmidget 2016-03-09 09:54:04
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Quite the necro.

The cast isn't too quick for gearswap. If you put midcast enmity gear it will go off in enmity gear.

If you want recast reduction, you would need to put haste/fastcast gear in the midcast on top of your enmity gear though.
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By Bahamut.Striker 2016-03-09 22:22:39
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disturbedmidget said: »
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Quite the necro.

The cast isn't too quick for gearswap. If you put midcast enmity gear it will go off in enmity gear.

If you want recast reduction, you would need to put haste/fastcast gear in the midcast on top of your enmity gear though.
thanks, about all I ever used gearswap for before was gearsets about 8 years ago. nothing automatic like precast/midcast
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